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in 2003, the u.s. department of transportation initiated a study of climate risks to gulf coast transportation and it's now cooperating in that study with the south alabama regional planning commission. the bureau of land management and the u.s. forest service are developing a drought vulnerability model a carbon storage map and an alpine monitoring program to help land managers in southwestern colorado cope with the effects of a changing climate. the centers for disease control and prevention have a climate-ready states and cities initiative to help local health departments prepare for changes in health risks driven by climate change. e.p.a. partnered with new york city's department of environmental protection to develop a software tool that helps drinking water and waste water utility operators understand how climate change poses risks to their facilities. rhode island, i'm proud to say is one of many states that have formed a climate change commission. the commission is coordinating with federal off
in 2003, the u.s. department of transportation initiated a study of climate risks to gulf coast transportation and it's now cooperating in that study with the south alabama regional planning commission. the bureau of land management and the u.s. forest service are developing a drought vulnerability model a carbon storage map and an alpine monitoring program to help land managers in southwestern colorado cope with the effects of a changing climate. the centers for disease control and prevention...
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the u.s., the national guard and the u.s. army reserve. we'll take almost a 40% reduction in our cape --, brigade combat teams once we're finished. sequestration will result in delays to everyone of our ten major modernization programs, stretch them out longer and longer and longer. it will have an inability to reset our equipment in a timely fashion if we're asked to deploy. and it will impact our ability to train individually and in units. these reductions will impact every army base and installation across the encoy -- entire country. such a rapid decline ability to maintain the force will result in extremely low levels of readiness inside the next six months which will cascade into fiscal year 14 and 15. now no matter how this all turns out which is still somewhat of an unknown, fiscal constraints are here to stay . . as a joint four force in the army we must base this on the context of the security environment and historical experience what false assumptions about the future. last year th
the u.s., the national guard and the u.s. army reserve. we'll take almost a 40% reduction in our cape --, brigade combat teams once we're finished. sequestration will result in delays to everyone of our ten major modernization programs, stretch them out longer and longer and longer. it will have an inability to reset our equipment in a timely fashion if we're asked to deploy. and it will impact our ability to train individually and in units. these reductions will impact every army base and...
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the u.s. senate. weeknights watch key public policy events. every week in the latest nonfiction authors and books on booktv. you can see past programs and get our schedules out our website. you can join in on the conversation on social media sites. >> georgetown university law center is hosting a conference on energy, carbon emissions and climate change today here in washington. with the daylong event features discussions on electric vehicles, the agenda in washington and prospects for international agreements on reducing emissions. we will be back within the hour here on c-span2. events sponsors that are bringing together government officials and energy sector representatives to explore how state and federal government can work together. abo >> also an ev charging station e installation.ing this has been driven both by advances in vehicle technology and charging technology come but also by paul c. incentives that have been put in place at the federal level, state and localbe novel. policies t
the u.s. senate. weeknights watch key public policy events. every week in the latest nonfiction authors and books on booktv. you can see past programs and get our schedules out our website. you can join in on the conversation on social media sites. >> georgetown university law center is hosting a conference on energy, carbon emissions and climate change today here in washington. with the daylong event features discussions on electric vehicles, the agenda in washington and prospects for...
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u.s. and his country. you can see that live at 4:00 p.m. eastern. it will be on our companion network, c-span. we continue the prime time booktv programing later tonight looking at civil rights move. wed look at authors, mary francis berry and taylor brand. that will be. on c-span 3 tonight at same time, american history focusing on american artifact. we have smithsonian curator, eleanor jones harvey. she will talk about photographs and paintings from the civil war. all that here on the c-span networks. >> okay. folks. okay. we're going to get the second keynote speaker started here while you're enjoying your lunch. but first i would like to thank our gold sponsors for supporting us today. they are centurylink government, blue coat federal, hewlett-packard, info blocks, juner per networks, lockheed martin, net app, palo alto networks, red hat, red seal networks, taurus advanced, enterprise solutions and verizon. special thanks to those. as we enjoy our lunch i will introduce miss tina kune
u.s. and his country. you can see that live at 4:00 p.m. eastern. it will be on our companion network, c-span. we continue the prime time booktv programing later tonight looking at civil rights move. wed look at authors, mary francis berry and taylor brand. that will be. on c-span 3 tonight at same time, american history focusing on american artifact. we have smithsonian curator, eleanor jones harvey. she will talk about photographs and paintings from the civil war. all that here on the c-span...
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it would deny u.s. citizens their full constitutional protections under the bill of rights in tribal courts. needless to say, this is a big problem but it's also a solvable problem. i've drafted an amendment that would allow native american tribes to prosecute u.s. citizens for domestic violence as long as those tribes followed the constitution and allowed all convictions to be appealed in the federal court system. this amendment is a sensible compromise and i have discussed it with all of the various organizations that are interested in the passage of the reauthorization of the violence against women act. we've negotiated in good faith. but unfortunately, that good-faith effort to try to find a solution has run into a brick wall of opposition and the chairman has decided to not change the controversial language that would deny certain americans full protection of the bill of rights. what i can't understand is, why would anyone want to pick a political fight and not find a solution if a solution is at h
it would deny u.s. citizens their full constitutional protections under the bill of rights in tribal courts. needless to say, this is a big problem but it's also a solvable problem. i've drafted an amendment that would allow native american tribes to prosecute u.s. citizens for domestic violence as long as those tribes followed the constitution and allowed all convictions to be appealed in the federal court system. this amendment is a sensible compromise and i have discussed it with all of the...
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make no mistake the u.s. military will take all necessary steps to meet our security commitments to the republic of korea into our regional allies. i was pleased yesterday that the u.n. security council condemned north korea's actions. this is a strong first step as we work to increase the pressure on the regime with new sanctions and new steps that we hope to take with regards to our presence in that area. turning next to the state of the union address, was very pleased that the president made clear that the looming budgetary cuts could really jeopardize military readiness. as you know, my deputy, ash carter, and the joint chiefs of staff have been on the hill making a strong case for why we need to resolve the second self-inflicted crisis. i would again strongly urge the congress to heed these warnings. and as i said last week, this is not a game. this is reality. the fact is that even as they speak, people are being hurt. people are being hurt by the budget uncertainty that this country is now living under
make no mistake the u.s. military will take all necessary steps to meet our security commitments to the republic of korea into our regional allies. i was pleased yesterday that the u.n. security council condemned north korea's actions. this is a strong first step as we work to increase the pressure on the regime with new sanctions and new steps that we hope to take with regards to our presence in that area. turning next to the state of the union address, was very pleased that the president made...
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the fiscal outlook which the u.s. army faces in fiscal year '13 is dire and to my knowledge unprecedented. in addition to the $180 billion. the combination of the continuing resolution a shortfall -- excuse me, the shortfall in oversays contingency operation funds for afghanistan and the sequester and fiscal year 2013 has resulted in a 17 to $18 billion shortfall to the army's operation and maintenance accounts. as well as an additional $6 billion to other programs. all of this will come in remaining seven months of this year. the fiscal year 2013 fiscal situation -- impact on all forces not serving in afghanistan or forward in korea. impacts which will have a significant impact to fiscal year 2014 and beyond. just a few of the acts we will be forced to take, are for example, we will curtail training for 80% of ground forces. this will impact our unit's basic warfighting skills and shortfall across critical specialty including aviation, intelligence, engineering, and even our ability to recruit soldiers in to our army
the fiscal outlook which the u.s. army faces in fiscal year '13 is dire and to my knowledge unprecedented. in addition to the $180 billion. the combination of the continuing resolution a shortfall -- excuse me, the shortfall in oversays contingency operation funds for afghanistan and the sequester and fiscal year 2013 has resulted in a 17 to $18 billion shortfall to the army's operation and maintenance accounts. as well as an additional $6 billion to other programs. all of this will come in...
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the u.s. to reassess its strategies, not only to north korea, but to a china. i will leave it there for now. >> thank you. hello? >> [inaudible] >> first, a brief word about china. i tend towards joe's view about china's real motives and attitudes towards the north korean nuclear and missile programs. when i read in institute for science and national security report and knocked over 2010, david albright organization about the north korean trading company operating for nearly a decade in the business district in beijing, operating to bring to north korea components and technology for the uranium enrichment program, i begin to doubt that china really saw a major stake in limiting the north korean nuclear program, frankly. and i've become rather cynical about it, especially the chinese military and chinese international liaison department of becoming his party, and what their real views and policies are. now, that being said, we do know that there are other voices in china that don't like this ch
the u.s. to reassess its strategies, not only to north korea, but to a china. i will leave it there for now. >> thank you. hello? >> [inaudible] >> first, a brief word about china. i tend towards joe's view about china's real motives and attitudes towards the north korean nuclear and missile programs. when i read in institute for science and national security report and knocked over 2010, david albright organization about the north korean trading company operating for nearly a...
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another example, a u.s. citizen experienced an error because an employer made a simple mistake when they were typing the employee's social security number into the system. again, that worker went to a social security office, couldn't resolve the error there, e-verify generated a final nonconfirmation and the worker got fired. the most disturbing piece of all this is that for workers who lose their jobs because of an e-verify error, there's no formal process in place for them to get the jobs back and that's a problem for thousands of workers who experience these errors because you can imagine, these problems are only going to grow exponentially if we mandate the program. given these concerns, we have recommendations for how to move forward. first, congress needs to pass immigration reform legislation that protects employee rights and has a road to citizenship for the millions of unauthorized workers in our communities. protecting workers is the best way to put unscrupulous employers out of business and raise
another example, a u.s. citizen experienced an error because an employer made a simple mistake when they were typing the employee's social security number into the system. again, that worker went to a social security office, couldn't resolve the error there, e-verify generated a final nonconfirmation and the worker got fired. the most disturbing piece of all this is that for workers who lose their jobs because of an e-verify error, there's no formal process in place for them to get the jobs...